Julia’s blog

Recently i have noticed that many people tend to act different when they are in a group. When they are in a group their way of thinking, opinions or even the way they dress seem to completely change to when they are alone with me. I feel like they are not themselves and they are creating a whole new person that they are not. I think that people trying to adjust to groups so that they will not be left out. In many cases a group simply will not accept people unless they act, think or even dress in a certain way. That is very upsetting because I think that people should not be afraid of how they think, their opinions, the way their dress and simply who they are.

  Recently, when I've been travelling to the school by public transportation, going for walks or to the shop, I noticed that people are looking at each other (including at me) like they hate everyone. They look at you with so much hate in their eyes and it feels like they are unstoppable judging you, which can drastically decrease your mood. When I was abroad for example in Germany and the Netherlands, there was a whole new world. People on the streets were smiling at you, everyone offered their help and i felt really good around other people (unlike in Poland). I think that it may be caused simply by our character. Since centuries Polish people were told that they deserve something better, that they always are the victims and that everyone is against them. So no wonder that nowadays people think the same way but, more often, about a particular social group or certain people. A lot of people (especially politics) criticise not only their opponent, but also civilians. We are not lea